Bathysquillidae

Bathysquillidae is a family of mantis shrimp. It contains two genera and three species.

Bathysquillid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Superfamily: Bathysquilloidea
Family: Bathysquillidae
Manning, 1967[1]

Characteristics

Mantis shrimps in this family can be distinguished by the fact that the dorsal surface is rough and covered in tubercles, the exopod (outer branch) of the uropod (fan-like sixth abdominal segment appendage) is fully articulated and the telson (terminal segment) is wider than it is long. The fifth abdominal segment bears no posteriorly directed median spine.[2]

Genera and species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the family includes the following genera and species:[1]

  • Genus Altosquilla Bruce, 1985
    • Species Altosquilla soelae Bruce, 1985
  • Genus Bathysquilla Manning, 1963
    • Species Bathysquilla crassispinosa (Fukuda, 1909)
    • Species Bathysquilla microps (Manning, 1961)
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References

  1. Shane Ahyong (2012). "Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  2. Chan, Tin-Yam. "Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967". BiotaTaiwanica. Archived from the original on 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2014-02-10.


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